Downtime Notice: Wednesday, March 8th 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT)

[Cordovan]

UPDATE: The game worlds have reopened. Additionally, we have adjusted the Recommended World to Ghallanda. Additionally, character world transfers have been re-enabled. More information to be posted shortly.

The DDO game worlds will be unavailable on Wednesday, March 8th from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) to release Update 58.1. Read the release notes on DDO.com. This downtime also includes some extended maintenance.

[mikarddo]

Oh dear. Still nothing for the transfer problem? That wont go down well with those waiting not so patiently.

[Ambitious]

I am a bit underwhelmed, because obvious (and reported) bugs have not been adressed:

- Nothing on the character transfer
- Still no fix for the "raptor sounds crash ddo client when using bluetooth audio devices", even though it should have been fixed with U 58
- Black Dragon Bolt is completely overpowered and is killing players left and right. Which btw. has been an issue a couple of years ago. After much consideration, the spell was toned down because of that. With U 58 however, someoneone thought "Hey, I have a great idea! Let's increase the damage of black dragon bolt again!"

I know I sound sour and I apologize for that, but it is hard for me not to be, considering fixes for 2 and 3 should be really simple.

[Cadic]

It's funny cause black dragon bolt is horrible for players still. The monster scaling on spell damage should be evaluated for the spell, but it still needs to be better for players somehow.

I am a bit underwhelmed, because obvious (and reported) bugs have not been adressed:

- Nothing on the character transfer
- Still no fix for the "raptor sounds crash ddo client when using bluetooth audio devices", even though it should have been fixed with U 58
- Black Dragon Bolt is completely overpowered and is killing players left and right. Which btw. has been an issue a couple of years ago. After much consideration, the spell was toned down because of that. With U 58 however, someoneone thought "Hey, I have a great idea! Let's increase the damage of black dragon bolt again!"

I know I sound sour and I apologize for that, but it is hard for me not to be, considering fixes for 2 and 3 should be really simple.

[Duhboy]

The DDO game worlds will be unavailable on Wednesday, March 8th from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) to release Update 58.1. Read the release notes on DDO.com. This downtime also includes some extended maintenance.

Will this include fixing the Level 12 core "Blight Upon Blight" and the capstone for Blightcaster? Because they're not getting their Deathblock and +2 Wisdom and Constitution respectively.

[LordPNut]

Bug Fixes:
Certain Isle of Dread dinosaurs are no longer referred to as "Party Dinosaurs".

Why does this need to be fixed?! Why can't they be party dinosaurs!?! When I first saw them I giggled for a minute, they just to need be dancing instead of eating.

[NemesisAlien]

I am a bit underwhelmed, because obvious (and reported) bugs have not been adressed:

- Nothing on the character transfer
- Still no fix for the "raptor sounds crash ddo client when using bluetooth audio devices", even though it should have been fixed with U 58
- Black Dragon Bolt is completely overpowered and is killing players left and right. Which btw. has been an issue a couple of years ago. After much consideration, the spell was toned down because of that. With U 58 however, someoneone thought "Hey, I have a great idea! Let's increase the damage of black dragon bolt again!"

I know I sound sour and I apologize for that, but it is hard for me not to be, considering fixes for 2 and 3 should be really simple.

In the first place the spells should be at level plus radical characteristic for the mob, not massively scaled up damage. Also the mob should not have infinite spell points also.

Even a dragon needs a class job, the class job does not scale up above us, the only benefit is their radical characteristic.

[droid327]

It's funny cause black dragon bolt is horrible for players still. The monster scaling on spell damage should be evaluated for the spell, but it still needs to be better for players somehow.

Its insane as a mob spell right now - often have to stop everything and just spam all your self heals to tread water till it ticks away

Its far more decent as a player spell now, especially considering its only L8 (which has fewer other spells worth slotting) and has no save, so pretty much any Arcane caster can make it decent supplemental boss DPS by just slotting an Acid ruby in their weapon - even a STR based EK. Its worth casting on anything that's going to live through the full duration

Heck, even Melf's has a total base damage of 210 now at CL20 with the Master of Earth feat...cf Polar Ray at 287.5 at CL20. For a L2 spell. BDB does 330.

[jellyfish21]

Fixing Vasanti moving backwards gave me a good laugh.
Like, if the programing was not done, what did they used to look like?
Did they vanish and reappear after moving.
So funny. Thanks for the good laugh.

[tabannon]

The DDO game worlds will be unavailable on Wednesday, March 8th from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) to release Update 58.1. Read the release notes on DDO.com. This downtime also includes some extended maintenance.

Now I wish I had been running Isle of Dread when this bug was happening.

[Volarr]

Seems like a lot of downtime for maintenance and the few bug fixes that are listed. Is there something your not telling us. Haha lol

[n00bishpker]

The DDO game worlds will be unavailable on Wednesday, March 8th from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) to release Update 58.1. Read the release notes on DDO.com. This downtime also includes some extended maintenance.

Any update on whether this is going to be taking longer than expected? I am waiting to get on so I can finish up my current life to Epic TR xD

[Elharith]

For the quality of life improvement: arrows automatically applied to map when quest is selected in the quest journal. When I am new to an area and don't know the path, having to look on the map to find the blinking arrow and click on it has been a major nuisance, especially when I'm in a pug. There have been times I just said, bother, and dropped party. This is huge!

[Volarr]

Game is up have fun all.....

[Elharith]

Bug Fixes:
Certain Isle of Dread dinosaurs are no longer referred to as "Party Dinosaurs".

Why does this need to be fixed?! Why can't they be party dinosaurs!?! When I first saw them I giggled for a minute, they just to need be dancing instead of eating.

Same, I loved the idea of dinosaurs who were having a party.

[Diracorvus]

Game is up have fun all.....

Also the Transfer button seems to be back??

[Cordovan]

The game worlds have reopened. Additionally, we have adjusted the Recommended World to Ghallanda. Additionally, character world transfers have been re-enabled. More information to be posted shortly.

[C-Dog]

Almost 20 minutes ahead of prediction - well done, Scotty!

o7

[Mindos]

we have adjusted the Recommended World to Ghallanda.

PLEASE change this back. New players will be on a ghost town because as you know the players have moved en masse to Orien and somewhat to Sarlona. Is this what you want new players to see? Or do you want vibrant full quest panels with plenty of choices and groups to generate new player wonder and awe?

Do you really think new player trickle is eventually going to even out server populations?

[GoldyGopher]

The game worlds have reopened. Additionally, we have adjusted the Recommended World to Ghallanda. Additionally, character world transfers have been re-enabled. More information to be posted shortly.

You misspelled Khyber. Just saying the default server as a ghost town is probably not a good choice.